Neurodegenerative Disease Senior Scientist

Convergent Research Inc

Watertown, MA, United States
On-site
Single-cell proteomics
Neurodegenerative disease mechanisms
Brain tissue handling
We are seeking scientist and senior scientist candidates to help drive our efforts to use single-cell proteomics to understand the causes of Alzheimer’s and related neurodegenerative diseases

Job Summary

  • We are seeking scientist and senior scientist candidates to help drive our efforts to use single-cell proteomics to understand the causes of Alzheimer’s and related neurodegenerative diseases.
  • Day-to-day responsibilities include designing and carrying out experiments to isolate and profile single cells from brain tissue, computationally analyzing large-scale single-cell proteomics datasets, preparing manuscripts and presentations, mentoring junior scientists, and regular meetings with collaborators in and outside of PTI.
  • Researchers at PTI have the opportunity to work within an interdisciplinary team of mass spectrometrists, chemists, computational analysts, and biologists to push the boundaries of protein analysis.

Matching Summary

We are seeking scientist and senior scientist candidates to help drive our efforts to use single-cell proteomics to understand the causes of Alzheimer’s and related neurodegenerative diseases.

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • single-cell proteomics
  • neurodegenerative disease mechanisms
  • brain tissue handling
  • computational biology
  • mass spectrometric proteomics

Nice-to-have

  • interdisciplinary team collaboration
  • NIH-funded projects
  • professional development opportunities

Key Requirements

  • Postdoctoral experience (>= 1 year for Senior Scientist)
  • Expertise in molecular mechanisms of neurodegeneration
  • Direct, hands-on experience in single-cell analysis
  • Direct, hands-on experience in computational biology
  • Direct, hands-on experience in brain tissue handling

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